According to data released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), approximately 125,000 temporary residents became Permanent Residents (PR) in Canada last year. Many of them are skilled and highly paid-professionals employed by Canadian employers.
In addition, temporary residents who are staying in Canada under a study pathway program and open work permits have a higher chance of landing a permanent resident status in the country. Most of the new permanent residents who were granted a study permit and work permit are under the International Mobility Program and Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Such programs provide an advantage to applicants in obtaining a PR and a better career outcome.
How are these programs giving advantages to temporary residents?
Temporary residents that are under the said programs have established themselves in Canadian communities and have integrated into the labor force with better ease compared to others.
Moreover, these programs allow temporary residents to develop their skills according to Canadian standards. They will be able to adapt to the culture, and they will also be able to hone their skills in communicating using either of the country’s two major languages once they are introduced to the workforce.
This allows temporary residents to have a higher chance of being accepted in a job where they can earn a higher salary.
Canadian Work Experience
In 2022, more than 95,000 temporary residents were granted work permits through the International Mobility Program (IMP), and approximately 7,500 immigrants under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) transitioned to permanent residency.
The numbers show that immigrants with pre-landing Canadian work experience improve their probability of landing a PR. The opportunity to work and integrate into Canada’s labor force allows temporary residents to build their careers so they are potentially sought after by many Canadian employers.
Consequently, immigrants that went through the aforementioned programs are considered skilled professionals that Canada highly values, as such individuals are crucial in bolstering the Canadian workforce. This resulted in allowing these immigrants to have higher earnings prior to their transition to permanent residency.
Pre-landing Canadian work experience is the strongest predictor of earnings in the first one to two years of immigration. For instance, 2-3 years of work experience in the country equated to an 84% increase in earnings.
Additionally, it remains the strongest predictor of earnings even after half a decade. For 5-plus years of working in the country, it’s estimated to have a 52-59% increase in earnings and a 45% increase per year after a decade.
Higher earnings mean a better chance for PR
Apart from being able to experience the Canadian workforce for advancement in skills, immigrants will most likely have higher earnings which are crucial for a better immigration outcome. After all, there is an underlying correlation between annual earnings and obtaining permanent residency status.
Having higher annual pre-landing earnings increases the potential of becoming a permanent resident in Canada. Annual earnings usually serve as an indication of an individual’s skills, career, or acquired position during their pre-landing period.
Such points are important factors in Canada’s selection of immigrants that may be rewarded with PR. Especially with the fact that the country tends to properly select and retain high-skilled workers in the country to strengthen its labor force.
Impacting your immigration outcome
There are a number of factors that may affect the outcome of an immigrant’s permanent residency application, such as the previously mentioned pre-landing Canadian work experience, annual earnings, and other factors such as proficiency in English or French, and age.
There is, however, one factor that may considerably impact the immigration result, and may affect the other key traits that immigration is looking into in granting a PR. That trait is the applicant’s educational attainment.
Data shows that there are around 20,000 new permanent residents who last held a study permit in Canada last year. Most study permit holders normally apply for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) to gain Canadian work experience and eventually apply for permanent residency. That same year, IRCC recorded around 53,000 PGWP holders who became permanent residents of the country.
This is indicative of how studying in Canada and applying for a PGWP impacts an immigrant’s transition to permanent residency. Studying in Canada puts an immigrant in a position where they can easily adapt to the level of skills that Canadian industries require.
Through the PGWP, immigrants will have a guaranteed additional work experience right after their studies. This results in producing highly paid skilled professionals that will assuredly boost Canada’s labor force – which is advantageous to both Canada and immigrants.
Temporary residents who are eyeing permanent resident status in Canada should look into these factors. If you are among them, then advancing in your career through further studies might be your best option for landing a permanent resident status in Canada.
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